Improvement in conductors  check-boxes



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\ Y ConductorsGheck-Buxes. fNo'. 139,780.

JAMES E. GAUNT, or NEwARmNEw JERSEY, ASSIGNOE oE ONEALEEIS RIGHT TO EDWIN B. KNOTT, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CONDUCTORS CHECK-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,780, dated June l0, 1873; application iled December 5, 1872.

useful Improvements in ConductorsCheck-A Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following specication, taken in connection with the drawings furnished, is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the Same.

My invention relates to certain combined devices arranged in a box, consisting of a bell,

with suitable striking apparatus, in combination with a check-distributing slide, that deposits a check into'a receptacle `for that purpose at the time the bell is sounded while collecting fares. It relates also to the arrangement of a `tube or reservoir, in which the metallic or other checks are placed, together with a bolt, which is for the purpose of following the checks until the last one is deposited, when it `locks the slide, preventing the bell from sounding. It is conveniently constructed for being attached to a belt, or may be attached to parts of the clothing, enabling the conductor to have free use of his hands to collect and make change. A knob extending the exterior serves to `operate the signal, as well* as to deposit checks, by the touch of the finger upon the same.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of my invention, disclosing the inside works, arrangements, Sac.; Fig. 2, end sectional view, showing tube or reservoir, with checks and bolt which follows and locks; Fig. 3, end sectional view showing end of check-distributer and other details Fig. 4, top sectional view, showing tube or reservoir, bell, &c.; Fig. 5,1ower section, endview, showin g the draw or receptacle for holding the checks, also the groove or niche in which the lock-slide passes which prevents the opening of the same.

A, frame or box; B, bell; G, hammer; D,

arm connecting the hammer to the slide; E,

slide forming the check-distributer F, the lever connecting with the vslide E, strikingapparatus, &c.; G, bolt or pin serving as the fulcrum of the lever F; H, knob of the lever;

drawer or receptacle N; N, drawer; O, checks;

P, incline to carry the checks from the delivery, to preventl choking, &c.; R, part" of the` strip which serves as a cover for the opening of the tube K, as wcll as `to lock the drawer N; S is 4an eye ror loop for connecting the padlock for securing the cover and drawer in their places; 'I and U, loops through whichA the belt-strap is arranged; V, niche or groove in the drawer N for the passage of the slide R, which serves as a lock-bolt.`

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will describe its construction and operation more fully in detail.

The box or case A is made of wood, although metal will generally serve better, made by casting or formed from sheet metalbyl the usual means. The bell may be ofthe ordinary kind, with a suitable hammer connected with the slide or check-depositor, the same being actuated by the lever by pulling the knob H. The slide Eis made of a suitable width and thickness, the end which conveys the check being rounded out, forming a halfcircle which corresponds with the diameter of the check. The spiral spring actuate's the lever to which the slide is connected, causing it to recede to place ,when pulled by the conductor. The hammer, as shown in the drawings, is attached to the sliding check-depositor. Suitable guides are provided for the support of the slide, indicated at K X. I have employed a metallic round tube for.` the checkreservoir, although other materials and forms will serve the purpose equally well. This is arranged vertically in thecase. `Secured in position at its opening or top, extending downward inclose proximity to the partition which separates the drawer from the inner` portion of the case, leaving sufficient space to allow the check-distributer to work freely (see Figs. 1 and 3.) The slide is kept in position by the spiral spring to receive and hold in readiness yfor depositing a single check at a time. By

placing the iin ger upon the knob H and slightly pulling in opposite direction to the action of the spring, the bell is sounded and the single check is deposited in the drawer, when it at once recedes to its position for another operation. The checks should be slightly thicker than the slide, and should be of any hard material, preferring those made from sheet meta-l. The bolt which is placed at the top of the checks follows downthe same until the last one is deposited, when it takes the place of one, and being thicker cannotbe deposited or removed; thus the slide is prevented from working and the bell remains silent until unlocked and again arranged for operation. In some cases it may be considered well to adopt a spiral springwith a piece of metal attached at least double the thickness of a check, secured to that part which follows the check downward. This is to prevent the removal of the bolt by reversing the position of the box. A cap, cover, or face, provided with small holes for the sound to escape, incloses the inside works, secured to the case by screws or other convenient means. The locking device, which serves as a cover to the res` of sheet metal, bent at the top of the case and extending downward, as shown in the drawings in Figs. l, 2, and 3, into a niche or groove in the drawer, as provided and shown in Fig. 5, at V. Thus the reservoir and drawer are securely closed by attaching a lock to the eye on the top, indicated'at S.

I would remark that I amenabled to place two or more tubes or reservoirs in the case, allowing the slides to Work side by side, using one bell for both, or to use two bells of different tones, one representing whole tickets or fares and the other halves.

I am aware of the existence of registers for a similar purpose, having dia-ls, bells, gears, ratchets, 85e., with full and halffare indicators, ticket receptacles, Svc.; but, having thus described my invention, I do not claim, broadly, a conductor-s register, irrespective of its arrangement and combination; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure Letters Patent of the United States for, is-

f l. The combination of case A, knob and lever H and F, spring J, check-distributing slide E, hammer G, bell B, reservoir K, receptacle N, lock R and R', as and for the purposes substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination of case A, lever F, spring J, slide E, reservoir K, drawer N, lockbolt R and R', substantially as herein described and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of case A, lever F, spring J, check-depositing slide E, hammer C, bell B, reservoir K, follower-holt W, drawer N, substantially as herein described and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination and arrangement of all the abovenamed parts together, as and for the `purposes herein described and shown.

5. In combination with a reservoir and check-depositor E, with its actuating devices and receptacle N, the checks, as and for the purpose hereinbefore described. In testimony that I claim the above I have signed my name before two Witnesses on this, the 13th day of November, A. D. 187 2. v

JAMES F. GAUNT. [L s] Witnesses:

JOHN DANE, Jr., EDWIN B. KNOTT. 

